May 22, 2019 – Quebec has tabled a draft regulation to establish a mandatory licence system aimed at personnel placement agencies and recruitment agencies for Temporary Foreign Workers(TFWs). The legislation is designed to improve protection of TFWs working in the French-speaking province. The licence, which will require payment of a $1,780 fee, will be issued

May 18, 2019 – Fewer Quebec Skilled Worker applications are being processed and at a significantly lower success rate than before a recent injunction forced the Quebec immigration ministry (MIDI) to resume processing files, new figures show. April saw MIDI officials process 727 applications with 15 per cent of them successful. In the month before

May 15, 2019 – Alberta immigration has published details of 14 draws it has made through the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program Express Entry stream during 2019. The draws, taking place between January 10 and May 2, show a total of 3,357 Notification of Interest letters have been issued by Alberta immigration this year. Comprehensive Ranking

May 13, 2019 – Skilled workers and international graduates have been invited to apply for British Columbia immigration in a new provincial nominee program draw. The May 7 draw saw 187 invites issued to candidates across five British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program streams. Minimum scores were the same as the previous all-program draw two weeks

April 25, 2019 – Canada’s immigration department has begun issuing invitations to apply through the Parents and Grandparents Program. The first invitations were sent on Wednesday April 24, with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada says it will take a few days to send out all of the invitations. Officials are using the same email address

April 19, 2019 – Human Resource Managers (NOC 0112) are in demand in Canada, featuring highly on federal and provincial lists of target occupations. The position is targeted through the Canada Express Entry system, meaning those with skills and experience in the position have a good chance of submitting a successful immigration application. Aside from

March 13, 2019 – Canada’s immigration minister has announced an extra 2,000 spaces for intermediate-skilled workers under the Provincial Nominee Program. Ahmed Hussen says the spaces under National Occupational Code C are aimed at increasing opportunities for temporary foreign workers to transition to permanent residence. Hussen made the announcement via an Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship

March 11, 2019 – Demand is surging among wealthy Indians for investment immigration programs like the US EB-5 visa, Canadian investment programs and Caribbean citizenship streams. Enquiries from wealthy investors seeking a second passport or fast-track permanent residence have grown by 320 per cent in the past year. Why Investment Immigration? Wealthy Indians seek citizenship

Feb 8, 2019 – All fees related to Canada immigration applications will be paid online as part of a proposed new requirement being considered by the federal government. The move is part of many proposed regulatory changes aimed at increasing the use of technology in immigration applications. Only candidates with disabilities preventing online payments and those

The Alberta Nominee Program (AINP) issues periodic Invitations to apply throughout the year to qualified candidates from the federal Express Entry pool. Selected candidates will apply for provincial nomination. Approved candidates will be nominated and will receive 600 points in their Express Entry profile, followed by the receipt of an invitation to apply for permanent